C Restaurant is a revolving restaurant located at Level 33 of St Martins Tower in Perth, Western Australia. It is the only revolving restaurant in Perth,[1] completing a full 360-degree rotation in 90 minutes,[2] offering views of the Swan River, the suburbs and the hills.[3]
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 View of the Swan River from the C Restaurant | |
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| Established | 26 January 2001 |
| Food type | Modern Australian |
| Street address | Level 33, 44 St Georges Terrace |
| City | Perth |
| State | Western Australia |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 6000 |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′18″S 115°51′34″E / 31.955048°S 115.859334°E |
| Reservations | Recommended |
| Website | www |
History
editC Restaurant is the second restaurant to be located at the top of St Martins Tower. The first, Hilite 33, was opened in 1978.[4] Its staff included a young Shane Osborn,[5][6] who was later the head chef at Pied à Terre in London.[7] In 2000, Hilite 33's co-founder and then owner, Alain Kuhl, sold the business.[2] The other co-founder of Hilite 33 was Jean-Daniel Ichallalene.
The new owner, Phil Clements,[8] renamed the business, and relaunched it on Australia Day, 26 January 2001.[9] Although Clements later claimed that C Restaurant offered "fun dining rather than fine dining", he also aimed to establish a national reputation.[10] He revamped the menu, instituting a two course minimum order to deter casually dressed sightseers from ordering a coffee and lingering to admire the view. Within less than 12 months, C Restaurant had become "all the rage",[8] and had won the Gold Plate award for fine and occasional dining.[10] Soon afterwards, it was the place where, on 23 March 2002, England cricketer Ben Hollioake attended a dinner with his family before dying in a car accident on the way home.[3]
In August 2006, Clements sold the business to restaurant manager Olivier Letrone, entrepreneur Franck Duroleck and waiter Jermone Guesdon.[citation needed]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Williams, Gail (2 August 2008). "C Restaurant". Perth Now. West Australian Newspapers. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ a b Pearce, Yonnene (25 October 2000). "Hilite 33 Turns Into Club Lounge For City High Flyers". West Australian. p. 61.
- ^ a b Chipperfield, Mark (24 March 2002). "'Ben's career was taking off again and to lose him now is devastating'". Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Phillips, Liam (1 January 2004). "Cream of desserts". West Australian.
When he was starting out, Nick was asked to provide ice-cream for the 1978 opening of the old Hilite 33 revolving restaurant, at the top of St Martin's Tower, one of Perth's tallest skyscrapers.
- ^ Williams, Gail (14 April 2014). "Shane Osborn — the Perth chef who scored two Michelin stars". Perth Now. West Australian Newspapers. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
The young lad who left Willetton Senior High School to take up an apprenticeship at what was then one of Perth's daggiest restaurants, Hilite 33.
- ^ Hancock, Peter (23 April 2024). "Mother's Day Lunch at Lake House Denmark". Weekend Notes. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Lethlean, John; Wilden, Necia (8 March 2011). "Top chef puts on his happy feet to walk away from cooking". Australian. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ a b "C Restaurant: Mietta's Review". Mietta's. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Pike, David (13 March 2001). "The eas'C' way to impress your CEo". Business News. Perth. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ a b "New kid on city block takes the gold plate". West Australian. 29 September 2001. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2013.